Iowa City ICFRC - Is the USA a Nation of Immigrants or a Deportation Nation?

Iowa City Foreign Relations Council · October 30, 2025

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Welcome and program overview

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Ted Powers (ICFRC board member) opened the program, outlined the evening schedule and noted the event is part of the fall 2025 series; he also announced books for sale and upcoming programs.

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Scholars Adam Goodman and Lina Maria Murillo spoke at an Iowa City Foreign Relations Council program on historical and contemporary U.S. deportation policy, warning that recent enforcement tactics—raids, expanded detention capacity and messaging meant to prompt self-deportation—pose acute risks to migrants, families and local services.

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